This week, in health and wellbeing, we discussed the importance of sleep for keeping our bodies healthy. We also considered strategies for getting to sleep and things which can stop us getting a good quality sleep. Following on from this, we worked together in small groups to create posters. Everyone showed good team work and… Continue reading Sleep Posters

This week, one of the pupils decided to create a cat keyring using some fabric during free play. She drew the shape, cut it out and then added pom-poms and googly eyes. Following on from this, many of the pupils decided to make their own fabric creations. They all helped show each other what to… Continue reading Fabric Creations

On Tuesday, P1-3 went to a STEM event in Brae. It was run by Edinburgh Science and focused on weather and climate. The pupils all enjoyed themselves. As part of this, they had the chance to give their thoughts on how we can look after the planet, including picking up rubbish and thinking about how… Continue reading Edinburgh Science

This term our topic is about the human body. So far, we have looked at the skeleton and different bones in the body. We have also started to learn about the different organs in our body and their function. This week, we looked at the lungs and learned how they work. As part of this,… Continue reading Topic – Human Body

The class have been very busy during free play so far this term. Below are some examples.

This week, we went outside and made up our own scenes using Lego figures. Some pupils chose to work alone and some worked in small groups. Everyone showed great creativity! We then wrote about our scenes.

This week we started our human bodies topic. We began by talking about the 5 senses and considering how we use each of these. On Wednesday we went outside and did a senses scavenger hunt. We showed good team work whilst we did this.

Today we went for a walk to the beach. We had the chance to explore, play, collect some bits from the beach and to skim stones in the water. Some of the pupils decided to paint their beach finds when we got back. Below are some more examples of recent play.

We have been learning about the lives of the Vikings. As part of this we designed Viking longhouses. We could use whatever materials we wanted. Some pupils decided to use junk modelling, some used various loose parts and some used Lego. We had to work well as a team to design and build these.

Last week we spent time each day tracking and recording the weather. Each morning we put a thermometer and a bottle outside to collect any rain water. At the end of each day we went outside and checked both of these. We also looked at the clouds and considered how windy it was. We then… Continue reading Weather